HSK 5 HSK C7-9/V7-9
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/ wāi /
Strokes

Definition

askew/at a crooked angle/devious/noxious/(coll.) to lie on one's side

Example

As an Adjective
askew; tilted; inclined; slanting
1
Zhè
qiáng
yǒudiǎn
有点
wāi
  

This wall is a little out of the perpendicular.

2
màozi
帽子
wāi
dài
zhāo
  
,
zuǒyǎn
左眼
zhē
le
lai
起来
  

She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.

3
liǎn
dōu
wāi
le
  

His face was distorted with anger.

4
Shàngliángzhēngxiàliángwāi
上梁不正下梁歪
  

If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant. / A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.

5
Wāi
xiàng
yòubian
右边
  
/
zuǒbian
左边

be slanted to the right/left

6
Wāi
de
hai
厉害

be seriously off/out of plumb

7
tóu
把头
wāi
xiàng
biān
一边

tip one's head to one side

8
huà
guà
wāi
le

hang a picture askew

9
Wāi
zhāo
tóu
kàn
rén

look at sb with one's head aslant

10
Wāi
dài
màozi
帽子
  
/
lǐngdài
领带

wear one's hat/tie askew

As an Adjective
improper; underhand; crooked
11
yào
不要
de
huà
xiǎng
wāi
le
  

Don't take my words ill.

12
Wāidiǎnzi
歪点子

evil ideas; devil's advice

As an Adjective
domineering; bossy
13
zài
xiāngxia
乡下
wāi
de
hěn
  

He is a local bully.

As a Verb
recline
14
tóu
wāi
zài
jiānshàng
肩上
  

She reclined her head against/on my shoulder.

15
Wāi
zài
chuáng
shàng

lie on the bed in a reclining position; recline on the bed